To quote this website: "A good quote is something witty, clever, funny or inspirational that you would want to hang on your wall and read again and again. A good quote is something you wouldn't be ashamed of if someone you knew read it. A good quote is something strangers would reblog or print out and hang on their walls."
So why is it that the quotes that speak out to me the most here rarely fit into these categories?
A depressed person who just wants to talk to someone? That's not 'funny.'
Someone writing about a moment that brightened their day? It's not necessarily 'witty' or 'inspirational.' (Well, maybe.)
People who love to write and post their stories here? Do you expect us to reflect on how 'clever' it is rather than the actual story?
If someone I knew read a few of my quotes, I'd be pretty embarrassed, and it could lead to serious rejection because Witty is where I talk about my true self. And I wouldn't really want people printing out my rants about depression and hanging them on their walls, just like I'm probably not going to hang a fifteen-chapter story on MY wall, no matter how good it is.
So I don't think that 'funny,' 'inspirational,' or 'clever' should define what's good and what isn't. Your words are your words- what right does anyone else have to categorize them?
I think the only qualification for a 'good quote' should be that it comes from the heart. <3
Thanks for reading this far! <3
(Aaaand I'll have to categorize my quote anyways. Good luck figuring out where this thing belongs...)